The Proletariat Lariat

Austin and CB hold down the podcast while Maria and DQ are doing a TJPW Tour. Special Guest Olga joins us to talk about the WGA Strike: what's at stake and how it could affect wrestling. If you want to help the strike check out: https://entertainmentcommunity.org/https://www.wgacontract2023.org/strike/picket-schedules-and-locations

The normal pod crew assembles together once again for your regular show. This week we return to talk about what it means to stand in solidarity with Gisele Shaw & trans wrestlers and how the old guard too often gets a pass while they alienate others. We also spend our time diving deeper into why lack of accountability plans & conflict resolution might pave the way for CM Punk's return to fail, and our main topic of how factions in and outside the ring can be good for all. Thanks for listening and spread the word of our podcast to all of your friends!

In a bit of a departure from our regular format we welcomed guest MJ to our show for a very important interview regarding some of the most recent work from the Democratic Socialists of America's BDS/Palestine Solidarity Working Group. MJ discusses with us some of the WG's most recent campaigns as well as how they hope to raise the political consciousness within the United States socialist movement when it comes to placing a greater priority on Palestinian solidarity. If you are curious about their work we encourage you to check their stuff out further @DSA_Palestine on twitter. And their most recent statement regarding Los Angeles City council-member Nithya Raman here https://medium.com/@dsapalestinesolidarity/socialists-dont-enable-zionism-e89f7d79b85b

The normal pod crew assembles together once again for your biweekly regular show. On today's episode we take a bit of a deep dive into the controversy surrounding Riho's twitter deactivation and the online bullying campaign that accompanied it. We talk about what it means to be a public figure and how important it is to take care of your mental health when in the public eye whether as a professional wrestler or as an organizer. We then go on to discuss all of the hype heading into Wrestlemania in the next couple weeks and how WWE has handled the unplanned rise of Sami Zayn amidst the very much planned coronation of Cody Rhodes. We juxtapose Wrestlemania with annual organizing conventions and how putting so much pressure onto one big event can make it difficult to be able to make any last minute adjustments. Thanks for listening and spread the word of our podcast to all of your friends!

The pod with special guest Ariadne (@shardsambit) discusses the life and legacy of Billy Two Rivers, in and out of the ring; how @takesoup handles the haters with class and why American neckbeards hate Japanese women wrestlers; and the third topic which dives into coalition building and how important it is within the organizing world as well as in the professional wrestling industry. Happy birthday to Zach.

New year, new pod! We have nearly all hands on deck; Zach was too busy getting 4th place on her Tuesday Trivia Night when we recorded. The crew talks Wrestle Kingdom 17, what was great about, what to watch if you've never watched New Japan Pro Wrestling, why Mercedes Mone is more unlikely sign with AEW, and why CB and Maria want the entire roster of STARDOM to step on them. That and more! You can support the podcast on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheProletariatLariat as well as on twitter at https://twitter.com/Pro2Lariat Other things to send your support to: Enjoy Wrestling https://www.patreon.com/enjoywrestling Latest Episode of the Enjoy Wrestling Odyssey (Finale this Thursday Jan 26 at 8 PM EST) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmRYOjVj7ZU Hoodslam Wrestling https://www.patreon.com/HOODSLAM Streets For All https://twitter.com/streetsforall Bud Riders Union https://twitter.com/fightsoulcities CENTRO SOLIDARIO DE PUERTO RICO https://donorbox.org/centro-solidario-de-puerto-rico

Brawl Out, Vince Out, Scissoring Out; the year of 2022 was a lot for the Pro Wrestling Industry. For our last episode of the year, we have the entire Proletariat Lariat podcast crew to discuss moments that have stuck out for us.  We then reflect on what lessons could be learned and how they apply to our own organizing in left spaces. Finally we look to the new year to what lies in the horizon for 2023 in the world of pro-wrestling.  We'd like to thank everyone who has listened to the podcast for our first year, anyone who became or were a patron on patreon, and especially thank all the guests who came on the pod! We look forward to doing more shows for 2023! You can support us on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheProletariatLariat all the content is now free! No Tiers No Masters! And while Twitter is still an ever worsening hellsite you can follow us on https://twitter.com/Pro2Lariat

We are back with our first wrestler guest, one half of the Enjoy Wrestling tag team champions, "The Final Girl" Ziggy Haim! We talk about her career, dealing with mental health & anxiety along the way and how managing it is important not just in the wrestling industry, but leftist organizing spaces. We are also blessed with the return of our beloved co-host Austin who has appropriately come back after taking a break for mental health. There are plenty of fun stories and insights in this episode so you don't want to miss out! For listeners in Pittsburgh, you can catch Ziggy live as she defends the Enjoy Tag Titles in a 4 way tag match at Enjoy Wrestling Presents: The Enjoy Odyssey Saturday December 17th 7 PM @ Mr. Smalls tickets: here Other promotions you can find Ziggy at are Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW), Olde Wrestling, Ryse Wrestling, Wrestler's Lab, and more! The Ziggy vs Edith Surreal Lucha de Apuestas (Hair vs Mask match) we gushed about in the pod (starts around 21:30) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y1irRI8lf8 Follow Ziggy on twitter, instagram, and buy merch here.

This episode we talk about the Jacobin article In the WWE, Wrestlers Say Labor Abuses Are Everywhere written by Tim Gill, making our way from Jesse Ventura's 1986 union push with Jumpin' Jim Brunzell, to "superstar" activists getting the Big Push in our organizations, the soft monopoly the WWE has been the undisputed champion of for decades running, and a deep dive into the WWE/Saudi govt deal that mutually benefits both regimes. STACKED EP ALERT with Byron Lopez from DSA OC! Jacobin article discussed: https://jacobin.com/2022/10/wwe-vince-mcmahon-wrestling-unions-health Find Byron at https://twitter.com/AnarchoGamerism Follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/Pro2Lariat

We are back to discuss the effects of "worked shoots" in wrestling can have on burning out the fans, how it relates to conflict in leftist spaces where new members get alienated by what is real and what isn't; the effects of social media and how it may be that being "Not WWE" is not enough for AEW to have a healthy backstage. We also talk about our "Elite/Delete" of what we watched in wrestling the last couple of weeks and more! Follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/Pro2Lariat